Studio album · No. 3

The Night I Fell in Love Songwriting Credits by Luther Vandross

1985 Epic 8 tracks 41:29

Produced by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller  ·  Engineered by Ray Bardani, Greg Calbi, Matt Butler, Ric Butz, Iris Cohen, Dave Greenberg, Alex Haas, Garry Rindfuss, Tom Roberts, Bruce Wildstein

Epic R&BSoulContemporary R&B
Songwriter
75%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 6 of 8 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 6 / 8 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 8 tracks with documented writers, by whether Luther Vandross carries a lyricist or composer credit.

75%
6 trackswritten by Luther Vandross 2 tracksoutside writers
Luther Vandross's roles on this album

Share of the 8 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist75%
Composer75%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

8
Tracks
5
Lyricists
2
Producers
1985
Released
Data Insight

Vandross wrote or co-wrote six of these eight songs, which makes the record mostly his, but the two he did not write are the ones listeners still misattribute to him. "If Only for One Night" is Brenda Russell's, first recorded on her 1979 debut album, and "Creepin'" is Stevie Wonder's. Marcus Miller shares the writing on three tracks and Nat Adderley Jr. on two, leaving "My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)" as the only song here Vandross wrote by himself. The production splits the same way the writing does: Miller co-produced exactly the three songs he co-wrote, and Vandross took the other five alone.

Luther Vandross's fourth Epic album, recorded between June and October 1984 at AIR Studios in Montserrat and at four studios in New York and Los Angeles. He produced all eight tracks himself and brought in Marcus Miller as co-producer on three of them, working with the same core band of Nat Adderley Jr. on keyboards and Yogi Horton on drums. Six songs are his own writing and the other two are covers.

Track Listing & Credits 8 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
'Til My Baby Comes Home #4
Luther VandrossMarcus Miller Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr.William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. Luther VandrossMarcus Miller Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr.Marcus MillerEluriel "Tinker" BarfieldBilly PrestonJohn "Skip" AndersonEd WalshDoc PowellGeorg WadeniusYogi HortonPaulinho da CostaSteve KroonPhillip BallouFonzi ThorntonMichelle CobbsDarlene LovePaulette McWilliamsBrenda White KingAlfa AndersonLisa FischerCissy HoustonYvonne LewisMyrna Smith
2
The Night I Fell in Love
Luther VandrossMarcus Miller Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr.William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. Luther VandrossMarcus Miller Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr.Marcus MillerJohn "Skip" AndersonEd WalshDoc PowellGeorg WadeniusYogi HortonPaulinho da CostaSteve KroonPhillip BallouFonzi ThorntonMichelle CobbsDarlene LovePaulette McWilliamsBrenda White KingAlfa AndersonLisa FischerCissy HoustonYvonne LewisMyrna Smith
3
If Only for One Night #59
Brenda Russell Brenda Gordon Luther Vandross Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr.Marcus MillerJohn "Skip" AndersonEd WalshDoc PowellGeorg WadeniusYogi HortonPaulinho da CostaSteve KroonPhillip BallouFonzi ThorntonMichelle CobbsDarlene LovePaulette McWilliamsBrenda White KingAlfa AndersonLisa FischerCissy HoustonYvonne LewisMyrna Smith
4
Creepin'
Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris Luther Vandross Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr.Marcus MillerJohn "Skip" AndersonEd WalshDoc PowellGeorg WadeniusYogi HortonPaulinho da CostaSteve KroonPhillip BallouFonzi ThorntonMichelle CobbsDarlene LovePaulette McWilliamsBrenda White KingAlfa AndersonLisa FischerCissy HoustonYvonne LewisMyrna Smith
5
It's Over Now #4
Luther VandrossMarcus Miller Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr.William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. Luther VandrossMarcus Miller Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr.Marcus MillerJohn "Skip" AndersonEd WalshDoc PowellGeorg WadeniusYogi HortonPaulinho da CostaSteve KroonPhillip BallouFonzi ThorntonMichelle CobbsDarlene LovePaulette McWilliamsBrenda White KingAlfa AndersonLisa FischerCissy HoustonYvonne LewisMyrna Smith
6
Wait for Love #11
Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr. Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr.Nathaniel Edwin Adderley Jr. Luther Vandross Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr.Marcus MillerJohn "Skip" AndersonEd WalshDoc PowellGeorg WadeniusYogi HortonPaulinho da CostaSteve KroonPhillip BallouFonzi ThorntonMichelle CobbsDarlene LovePaulette McWilliamsBrenda White KingAlfa AndersonLisa FischerCissy HoustonYvonne LewisMyrna Smith
7
My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)
Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. Luther Vandross Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr.Marcus MillerJohn "Skip" AndersonEd WalshDoc PowellGeorg WadeniusYogi HortonPaulinho da CostaSteve KroonPhillip BallouFonzi ThorntonMichelle CobbsDarlene LovePaulette McWilliamsBrenda White KingAlfa AndersonLisa FischerCissy HoustonYvonne LewisMyrna Smith
8
Other Side of the World
Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr. Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr.Nathaniel Edwin Adderley Jr. Luther Vandross Luther VandrossNat Adderley Jr.Marcus MillerJohn "Skip" AndersonEd WalshDoc PowellGeorg WadeniusYogi HortonPaulinho da CostaSteve KroonPhillip BallouFonzi ThorntonMichelle CobbsDarlene LovePaulette McWilliamsBrenda White KingAlfa AndersonLisa FischerCissy HoustonYvonne LewisMyrna Smith

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 30 contributors

LV
Luther Vandross
Writer · Producer
On this album6 written
LR
Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr.
Writer
On this album6 written
MM
Marcus Miller
Writer · Producer
On this album3 written
WH
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr.
Writer
On this album3 written
NA
Nat Adderley Jr.
Writer
On this album2 written
NE
Nathaniel Edwin Adderley Jr.
Writer
On this album2 written
BG
Brenda Gordon
Writer
On this album1 written
BR
Brenda Russell
Writer
On this album1 written
SW
Stevie Wonder
Writer
On this album1 written
SH
Stevland Hardaway Morris
Writer
On this album1 written
AA
Alfa Anderson
Performer
On this albumGuest
BP
Billy Preston
Performer
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions The Night I Fell in Love

Did Luther Vandross write everything on The Night I Fell in Love?
No. He wrote or co-wrote six of the eight tracks. "If Only for One Night" was written by Brenda Russell and "Creepin'" by Stevie Wonder, so both are covers.
Who produced the album?
Vandross produced all eight tracks. Marcus Miller co-produced three of them: "'Til My Baby Comes Home", "The Night I Fell in Love" and "It's Over Now".
Who wrote the songs with Vandross?
Marcus Miller co-wrote three songs and Nat Adderley Jr. co-wrote two. Only "My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)" carries Vandross alone.
Who plays the organ on "'Til My Baby Comes Home"?
Billy Preston, and that is his only appearance on the album. The same track is also the one place where Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield plays bass instead of Marcus Miller.
How did the album chart?
It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200 and at number 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It also reached 19 in the UK and 25 in New Zealand, and the RIAA certified it double platinum.
Which songs were released as singles?
Four. "'Til My Baby Comes Home" and "It's Over Now" both peaked at number 4 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, "Wait for Love" got to 11, and "If Only for One Night" got to 59.
Data note: Writing and production credits are documented per track on the original Epic LP sleeve. Instrument and vocal credits are printed album-wide apart from the ones the sleeve ranges by track: Billy Preston's organ and Tinker Barfield's bass on track 1, Marcus Miller's bass on tracks 2 to 8, Miller's rhythm and synthesizer arrangements on tracks 1, 2 and 5, and Nat Adderley Jr.'s on tracks 3, 4 and 6 to 8.

Sources

Wikipedia: The Night I Fell in Love (album) Wikipedia: Luther Vandross discography Wikipedia: 'Til My Baby Comes Home Wikipedia: It's Over Now Wikipedia: Wait for Love Wikipedia: If Only for One Night Discogs master 155534: The Night I Fell In Love Discogs release 927969: original US Epic LP credits MusicBrainz release group: The Night I Fell in Love Cover Art Archive: front cover for the release group MusicBrainz artist: Luther Vandross (legal name alias) MusicBrainz artist: Marcus Miller (legal name alias) MusicBrainz artist: Brenda Russell (legal name alias) MusicBrainz artist: Stevie Wonder (legal name alias) MusicBrainz artist: Nat Adderley Jr. (legal name alias) Cover Art Archive: The Night I Fell in Love by Luther Vandross